Kesha shared the powerful meaning behind her first single in 4 years

Kesha at the 2016 Billboard Music AwardsKevin Winters/Getty Images
Kesha released her new single "Praying" yesterday morning, after four long years of being trapped in music purgatory, unable to produce any new music due to contract restraints, and the ongoing court battle surrounding them.

"Praying," as described by Kesha in a personal essay she wrote for Lenny Letter, is all about triumphing through adversity, and finding peace in forgiving those who have hurt you. Kesha credits Ryan Lewis and Ben Abraham fo helping her "channel all this raw emotion into a powerful song."

For the last few years, Kesha has been trying to free herself from her contract with Dr. Luke, her former producer and mentor whom she alleges drugged, and sexually and verbally assaulted her during her time recording with him at Sony. Sony finally removed Dr Luke from the company back in April, according to Pitchfork, and now Kesha's new album "Rainbow" is being released under his former label Kemosabe.